Navigating your Internship

Unlocking Opportunities: Your Ultimate Internship Insider

As a college student, finding an internship with valuable career experience is an important task before graduation. This opportunity allows you insights into the day-to-day of your potential career, firsthand experience, and guidance from mentors in the industry.

As a student here are key things that you should expect from your internship experience:

Mentorship and guidance: Supervisors and colleagues who are willing to provide you feedback, answer questions, and help you navigate the complexities of the workplace.

Networking Opportunities: The chance to build a professional network allows you to connect with professionals in your field, attend industry events, and develop contacts that can be valuable for future job searches.

Challenging Projects: Projects that give you a chance to contribute to the organization while also enhancing your skills.

Exposure to Different Roles: Gaining exposure to diverse roles within the organization can be exceedingly valuable. This exposure not only facilitates a deeper comprehension of the industry but also provides an opportunity to explore a wide range of potential career paths

Resume Building: Internships should offer you meaningful experiences and accomplishments to bolster your resume, a vital asset for future job searches and career advancement.

Intern with Corning

The Corning intern journey is consistently a best-in-class experience. The experience may vary slightly depending on location, but it will always be grounded in the foundational elements below.

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1. Project Work - Interns at Corning work on real projects that contribute to the company's goals and objectives. These projects can be related to research and development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, finance, IT, or other areas of the business.
2. Mentorship - Interns work closely with experienced professionals who serve as mentors. These mentors can provide guidance, support, and insights into the industry and the company's culture.
3. Networking - Internships at Corning provide excellent opportunities for networking with professionals in your field. You will attend meetings, seminars, and events to connect with employees and other interns.
4. Social Activities - Throughout the summer, we curate activities and events geared to help interns connect and collaborate in person and virtually
5. Training and Development - Corning offers training and professional development programs to help interns develop their skills and gain valuable knowledge in their respective areas of interest.
6. Exposure to Technology - Corning is known for its innovations in glass and materials science. Depending on your role, you might have the chance to work with cutting-edge technology and materials.
7. Team Collaboration - Interns may collaborate with multi-cultural, cross-functional teams (sometimes internationally) on various projects, which can help develop teamwork and communication skills.
8. Feedback and Evaluation - You can expect to receive feedback on your performance during your internship, which can be valuable for your professional growth and development.
9. Career Development - At Corning, internships have the potential to turn into full-time job offers upon successful completion, complemented by valuable guidance on potential career paths within the company.
10. Corporate Culture - Interns will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Corning's corporate culture, which is known for its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and moments that matter.
11. Celebration – We constantly acknowledge the accomplishments of our interns, but every year on National Intern Day we take the day to celebrate them with luncheons, activities, and volunteer projects.
12. Volunteerism – Giving back is engrained in Corning’s culture, so one week each summer is dedicated to this pursuit. Our team identifies volunteer projects for interns in each of our locations to participate in.

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Corning goes above and beyond to ensure that each student is leaving with a rewarding experience that they can apply to their future career.

Here is what our interns are saying:

A huge thank you to everyone at Corning. Every day I was met with open arms and a willingness to help me learn and grow as an intern and individual. I will speak extremely highly of Corning and would recommend that everyone if given the opportunity, should spend a summer interning for Corning?!

Are you Interested in Interning with Corning?

At Corning, our interns are actively engaged in projects aimed at advancing the company's objectives and addressing real-world challenges. These projects span a wide range of fields, including research and development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, finance, IT, and other core business areas. At the conclusion of the summer internship, each participant will be provided with the opportunity to showcase the outcomes of their project to their respective project teams. They can choose between presenting their findings in either a PowerPoint presentation or a poster format.

We also have a 10-week summer internship starting June 3rd through August 9th, 2024. Click here to view our intern job postings.

You can also join our Talent Community, where we will send you tailored job opportunities based on the preferences you select. Click here to register.

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